UK Regulator May Force Google to Change Search Rankings

Google warned that ‘punitive regulations’ could prevent UK consumers from having early access to its latest innovations.
UK Regulator May Force Google to Change Search Rankings
The Google logo at the entrance to the Google offices in London on Jan. 18, 2019. Hannah McKay/Reuters
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The UK’s competition regulator said it could force Google to change how it ranks search results.

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is proposing to designate Alphabet-owned Google with “strategic market status,” it said on June 24.
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